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Brexit bill backed by British parliament
After three days of debate and the scrutiny of over 140 pages of amendments the British Parliament has passed The European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill. Ayes: 494 Noes: 122 Majority: 372 Leave means leave!! Now onto rough seas...
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Watch: Furious over Brexit, Scottish lawmakers walk out of UK parliament
Lawmakers from the Scottish National Party walked out of UK parliament on Wednesday, following a row sparked by the Brexit withdrawal bill. The dramatic exit was fuelled by the SNP's Westminster leader Ian Blackford, who was thrown out...
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Zuckerberg Apologizes to EU Legislators
Zuckerberg was grilled by the European Union Parliament about the Cambridge Analytica crisis on Tuesday, a month after the Facebook CEO testified before Congress. Cambridge Analytica is accused of improperly collecting the data of 87...
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Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg to Meet With Members of European Parliament
Zuckerberg has agreed to answer questions from members of the European Parliament over privacy concerns, a month after he testified before Congress about the Cambridge Analytica crisis. The meeting in Brussels could take place as soon as...
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Mark Zuckerberg to Meet European Lawmakers Over Privacy
Zuckerberg has agreed to answer questions over privacy concerns from EU legislators, a month after he testified before Congress about the Cambridge Analytica crisis. The meeting in Brussels could take place as soon as next week....
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Brief from Brussels: Planned farm subsidies are not a "massacre", says EU Commission chief
Brief from Brussels: The EU defends its plan to reduce agriculture subsidies, as the bloc is struggling to fill the gap in the budget following Britain’s exit next year. Another story focuses on the growing rift between member states...
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Concessions by Armenia's ruling party fail to appease protesters
Protests have continued in Armenia despite the country’s ruling party announcing that it would not put forward a candidate for prime minister. Opposition leader Nikol Pashinyan, has insisted that parliament should elect him as prime...
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People-Power prevails in Armenia
"People Power" seems to have won in Armenia. After two weeks of demonstrations, the protesters' choice to become next Prime Minister, Nikol Pashinyan, looks set to be approved by parliament. The ruling Republican Party, the target of the...
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Catholic bishops offer no clarity on residential school apology
Catholic bishops weren't able to offer any clarity on a potential apology for the church's role in Canada's residential schools. During a news conference, the bishops appeared to try and distance the church from its ties to the schools....
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Brief from Brussels: How will the EU handle Hungary?
In this edition of the Brief from Brussels: A critical report’s published on Hungary’s rule of law and fundamental rights, but divisions remain over triggering Article 7; and analyst says there could be a ‘rebalancing’ of relations...
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Trudeau's India scandal sends parliament into marathon voting session
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's recent trip to India and the scandal that followed was the reason politicians were involved in a marathon voting session. Opposition MPs forced hours of voting to make a point — protesting the Liberals'...
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Italian right-wing leader holds court at EU Parliament
Italian right-wing leader Matteo Salvini denounced the European Union as “destroyers” for policies he said robbed citizens of the right to hope, a week after his League party became parliament’s second-biggest in a national election....
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Italian right-wing leader slams EU 'destroyers' in Strasbourg
Italian right-wing leader Matteo Salvini denounced the European Union as “destroyers” for policies he said robbed citizens of the right to hope, a week after his League party became parliament’s second-biggest in a national election....
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Brussels to announce presidential candidacy process
As Brussels prepares to appoint a new commission president, it is revisiting the question of just how the post should be filled. In 2014, the Spitzenkandidat - or lead candidate - process was informally adopted - moving the decision out...
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A transnational list for 2019 and EU online shopping gets easier and cheaper
The European Parliament has come up wth a plan to introduce a transational list for the European elections in 2019. Supporters hope it will help combat the spread of euroscepticism across the continent. MEPs are to vote on it in a...
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EU parliament rejects transnational lists
EU lawmakers have rejected a proposal for transnational lists of candidates for seats in the European Parliament. EU national governments must still vote on the plan ahead of the May 2019 European elections. The numbers: 368 against 274...
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No transnational lists and ousted for a Nazi jibe
In the Brief today – The European Parliament has rejected a plan for post-Brexit transnational lists. Why? And what other options are there? The assembly has also ousted a vice-president for the first time in its history. The Polish MEP...
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Donald Tusk travels to Germany while MEPs urge Turkey to drop its state of emergency
In The Brief from Brussels today: EU Council chief Donald Tusk was all smiles as he greeted German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin. Merkel has managed to put together a governing coalition with Germany’s Social Democrats several...
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Sexual harassment and #MeToo in Canadian Parliament
Sexual harassment and the #MeToo movement took centre stage in Canadian Parliament as the House of Commons debated a new law to deal with misconduct in the workplace. Bill C-65 introduces new rules and processes for dealing with sexual...
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Scuffle breaks out in Israeli parliament as U.S. VP Pence begins to speak
Israeli-Arab ministers try to disrupt speech but are quickly ejected
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Crisi in Catalogna: l’UE possibile mediatore?
Le violenze durante il referendum in Catalogna stanno scuotendo il Parlamento europeo. Gli eurodeputati discuteranno questo pomeriggio della questione catalana. Il tema inizialmente non era all’ordine del giorno. Ma le immagini della...
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Crisis in Catalonia: could the EU mediate
Le violenze durante il referendum in Catalogna stanno scuotendo il Parlamento europeo. Gli eurodeputati discuteranno questo pomeriggio della questione catalana. Il tema inizialmente non era all’ordine del giorno. Ma le immagini della...
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Crisis in Catalonia: could the EU mediate?
Le violenze durante il referendum in Catalogna stanno scuotendo il Parlamento europeo. Gli eurodeputati discuteranno questo pomeriggio della questione catalana. Il tema inizialmente non era all’ordine del giorno. Ma le immagini della...